Saturday 21 May 2016

Hackers Using Facebook To Clone Profiles

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The next time you get an email, or a friend request on Facebook, stop and think for a few seconds. The sender may not be who you think they area, even if you recognize the name.

“Someone assumed my profile on Facebook and started to go through my friend list and make friend requests,” Sara Visomirski told Eyewitness News.

Visomirski is the Creative Services Director at CBS 3 and happens to be the latest in a long list of victims who essentially have their identity stolen on Facebook.

“I definitely think it’s weird because I was able to see the profile that was my name and my photo,” Visomirski said.

Visomirski says her Facebook friends started getting requests and messages from her, but it wasn’t her. She believes it happened because her profile was public, meaning strangers could see her photos and friend list. For the full article click here 



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